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Writing: This year, the writing process will be the main focus of our Language Arts curriculum. Students will be asked to complete organizers, write rough drafts, edit their work, and write final copies. The students will begin the year by writing a research report on a natural disaster of their choice.

Use the websites below to help with your research.

Sinkholes
http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/hydrology/sinkholes/

http://www.sjrwmd.com/watersupply/howsinkholesform.html
http://theweek.com/article/index/241239/7-terrifying-sinkhole-disasters

Hurricanes

https://newsela.com/articles/television-weatherchannel/id/541/

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

http://www.ready.gov/hurricanes

http://www.weather.com/safety/hurricanes

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-hurricane.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/hurricane.htm

https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-hurricane-Katrina
http://www.livescience.com/24380-hurricane-sandy-status-data.html
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/sfl-aug2001hurricanehistory,0,5509955.storygallery

Tsunamis

https://newsela.com/articles/filipino-expats/id/1831/

http://www.ready.gov/tsunamis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/tsunami/

http://www.history.com/videos/the-science-of-tsunamis#the-science-of-tsunamis

http://earthweb.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/

http://kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0146B-tsunamis.php
http://www.ranker.com/list/the-worst-tsunamis-in-history/drake-bird

Tornados

http://www.ready.gov/tornadoes

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/101-videos/tornadoes-101

https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/students/

http://skydiary.com/kids/tornadoes.html
http://www.ranker.com/list/the-worst-tornadoes-in-history/drake-bird

Droughts

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/101-videos/droughts
http://www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster/drought
http://drought.unl.edu/DroughtforKids.aspx
http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/226-how-drought-works-video.htm
http://www.ranker.com/list/the-worst-droughts-and-famines-in-history/drake-bird

Blizzards

https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-blizzards

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-winter-storms.htm

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-winter-storms.htm

http://www.history.com/videos/science-of-a-blizzard#science-of-a-blizzard

http://www.livescience.com/31880-countdown-10-worst-blizzards.html
http://mentalfloss.com/article/23448/quick-10-10-worst-us-blizzards-ever

Earthquakes

https://newsela.com/articles/norcal-quake/id/3135/

http://www.ready.gov/earthquakes

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/earthquake.htm

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-earthquake.htm

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/101-videos/earthquake-101

http://www.fema.gov/earthquake

http://www.earthquakefacts.net/Earthquake-History.html

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/earthquakes/famous.htm

Floods

http://www.ready.gov/floods

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/flood.htm

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/101-videos/floods

http://www.floodsafety.noaa.gov/

http://www.state.nj.us/njoem/plan/flood.html

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/05/110524-biggest-floods-mississippi-river-usgs-list-freshwater-environment/

http://www.livescience.com/23913-flood-facts.html